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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item 8.A socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-24 12:34:56
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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item 8.A socketed axe
Description
English: BURNHAM HOARD 2010 T509: item 8.A Socketed Axe: South Eastern - plain (Petters type A.1)

Incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axe; the mouth end is missing. The sides are slightly concave, the blade tips are not pronounced. It has a rectangular cross section. There are corrosion products adhering to one face and side. The casting seems on the side are smoothed. There is possible organic material in the socket.

Length: 86.91mm. Body at break: 32.22mm by 29.01mm. Socket opening at break: 23.27mm by 18.91mm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 504592
Old ref: ESS-E18417
Filename: 8A.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/382700
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/382700/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/504592
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